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dener who knows that a shigle bud, when immersed an inch in any 

 tolerable soil, will not fail, imder ordinary care, to become a plant ; or, 

 that a cutting of young wood, when in full leaf, put in a heap of fer- 

 menting tan, and shaded, will also root freely ; the fiilure of detached 

 scions, even when grafted in a masterly manner, will certainly appear 

 paradoxical. Knowing that the same kind of sap which, when put in 

 motion, causes the emission of roots in the cutting, produces also the 

 union between the stock and scion in grafting, I was led to put the ques- 

 tion to myself, whether a single bud, inserted in the stock, and envel- 

 oped with any light mould that may keep moderately moist, would not 

 effect the desired union ? To enable myself to give a decisive answer 

 to this question, I took a small black Hamburgh vine, which had grown 

 for a year or two ui a pot, the stem of which did not exceed four tenths 

 of an inch in diameter, from which I ex- 

 cised two pieces of the extent of half their 

 diameters (see fig. 9). I then took two 

 shoots from vines growing out of doors, 

 from which I selected the buds (a and 6) ; 

 first cutting quite across the shoots, and 

 afterwards slipping them longitudinally, 

 reserving nearly all the pith to the part 

 containing the bud ; except the two ex- 

 tremities, which I cut away till the bark of 

 the stock and scion came nicely in contact. 

 I then bandaged them tightly together in the 

 usual manner, only leaving the buds uncov- 

 ered by the ligature. I next fitted a small 

 flower-pot (size number sixty) round the 

 grafts, which I filled with the mould of an 

 old cucumber bed : this was done about 

 the beginning of November, and about a 

 month afterwards the vine was plunged in 

 a mild heat. The buds of the vine soon 

 broke ; and, in about three weeks after- 

 wards, the buds from the scions were seen 

 emerging from the mould in the pots. 

 The bud a is now about four inches above 

 the mould ; and the other, ^s might be expected, about half that dis- 

 tance. I may mention that I have sutfered strong shoots to issue from 

 the stock above the scions ; so that, if the scions had been suffered to 

 draw the nourishment furnished by the stock, they would probably have 

 extended upwards of one foot in length. Should you think the above 

 hints worth your notice, I have no doubt they may prove acceptable to 

 some of your readers ; and, if so, they are voluntarily, though hastily, 

 tendered." 



From Art. 4, "on the uses of Slate for Horticultural pur- 

 poses," we perceive that it is highly recommended for making 

 tubs for orangeries, conservatories, and for the decorations of 

 lawns and walks. Several beautiful patterns have been exhibited 

 in the garden of the London Horticultural Society, and they 

 have been highly approved of by Mr. Alton and Mr. Munro. 

 It is also recommended for various purposes. W. Harrison, 

 Esq., of Cheshunt, has fitted up his conservatory with it ; the 

 shelves and stages are all of slate, and are stated to have a neat 

 appearance. 



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